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Last month, the people of North Korea honored their leader, Kim Jong Il, for his many lifetime accomplishments, including purportedly shooting 11 holes-in-one in his first ever game of golf, in recognition of his birthday. The North Korean president turned...
...wicked thought occurred to me at the time, and recurred last week, as the Bush Administration continued its foolish refusal to meet with the North Koreans: Why not do the one thing that would most discomfort, and perhaps even destabilize, the precarious regimes of the Ayatollah Khamenei, Kim Jong Il and--for that matter--Fidel Castro and Muammar Gaddafi? Why not just say, "We hereby grant you diplomatic recognition, whether you like it or not. We're naming an ambassador. We're lifting the embargo. We're going to let our companies sell you all sorts of cool American things...
...arguments against Fatal Huggery are obvious. Why encourage and legitimize evildoers? Why allow Kim Jong Il--the Michael Jackson of world leaders--to succeed with nuclear blackmail? Why reward the Iranians for their support of Hizballah? Fair points, all. But there is a problem: the current American policy of nonrecognition isn't working, and it may well be counterproductive. "What's the hardest job for a tin-pot dictator in the information age?" asks Joseph Nye, dean of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. "Keeping his people isolated from the world. Why should we be making life easier for Fidel...
...LATEST COVER STORY South Korea's New President Profile: Man of the Moment Interview: Roh talks to TIME Viewpoint: Squeezing Kim Jong Il March 3, 2003 Issue Past Issues North Korea's Nukes Feb. 24, 2003 ----------------- Child Prodigies Feb. 17, 2003 ----------------- Farewell, Columbia Feb. 10, 2003 ----------------- CIA's Secret Army Feb. 03, 2003 ----------------- Bali Confessions Jan. 27, 2003 ----------------- Mind & Body Jan. 20, 2003 ----------------- North Korea Jan. 13, 2003 ----------------- People of the Year...
...LATEST COVER STORY South Korea's New President Profile: Man of the Moment Interview: Roh talks to TIME Viewpoint: Squeezing Kim Jong Il March 3, 2003 Issue Past Issues North Korea's Nukes Feb. 24, 2003 ----------------- Child Prodigies Feb. 17, 2003 ----------------- Farewell, Columbia Feb. 10, 2003 ----------------- CIA's Secret Army Feb. 03, 2003 ----------------- Bali Confessions Jan. 27, 2003 ----------------- Mind & Body Jan. 20, 2003 ----------------- North Korea Jan. 13, 2003 ----------------- People of the Year...